The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-05-19

51S SnaIpy tO-ulb"r
"Hooulu lahui" is all right See
notices in another column.
Mrs. CornwelI Of Maui is the guest
of the Rev. and Mrs. f. c. Oggel.
No business was transacted at
Supreme Court chambers yesterday.
Company A., Honolulu Rifles, meet
for drill this evening, rain or no rain.
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The watermelon season is on-ihe
deceitful watermelon; the ripest look.
Ing ones are the greenest when cut.
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Five desertcrs of bound service, and a
native and Chinaman for ARRAY, were
entered on the police slate last night.
Three entries have been made for the
three days go.as-you.please walking
match, to come of in the tent near the
shooting gallery.
The Beaver lunch room was all up
side down yesterday afternoon, owing
to the beginning Of general process
Of renovation.
Sidewalks is what some of the side.
walks should be called, particularly
those composed of dirt shovelled up
from the bitches.
AT Fort.sireet Church prayer meet
ing last evening the pastor read about
a score Of letters from members Of the
congregation abroad.
Mr.. Horn is piling up about a mil
lion varieties of candy, and is ready to
produce any kind made in the known
world on demand.
The King is going to give a ball at
the Palace and garden party at Wal.
kiki, during the visit Of the Masonic
party from the Coast.
A variety concert company, spoken
Of as frstclass by returned Honolulu
man, is ready to come down from the
Coast II an inviting prospect be pre-.
sented
Those who think n Chinaman has no
sentiment should read the card of
thanks Of a Waimanalo plantation
laborer Of that nationality in another
column.
A Chinaman, employed by fellow
countryman at the corner Of King and
Alapai streets, was badly injured in the
left arm and hand by the bursting of a
gun that he had too heavily charged on
Tuesday. Dr. McGrew attended the
sufferer and found it necessary to put
fourteen stitches in the wounds.
A complimentary benefit is to be
given on Saturday evening, by the
Honolulu Quartet Club, to Messrs.
McGregor and Shannon, two variety
comedians who gave good show to a
small house recently. The opinion OF
those who attended that pc formance
Is that pleasant entertainment may
be anticipated on this occasion.
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This evening Rev. ]. A. Cruzan will
give what may be considered his fare
well lecture, and the subject is one that
Will doubtless be handled by him in an
instructive and engaging manner The
"'Opening OF the Mississippi" a critical
Juncture in the late war, will be dis
eussed, and the hour for the lecture to
pegln IS a quarter to eight.
Work has begun in pulling down
the old Astor House buildings, which
we're sold at auction in three pieces for
$3.50 altogether. A handsome new
block will replace them, and it is said
restaurant-hrstclass OF course-will
be established on the ground floor, and
lodging apartments on the next fiat.
A young man, who helps to manage
large feet got out of bed the Other
night and with a parlor rife shot dis
turber Of the quiet Of the night Il
was big black and white dog, with Q
voice louder than the boatswain's wills
tie on the Kalmiloa BY the way, the
man who had the whistle made and
sold 1t to the captain says he is out si'
dollars in the transaction.
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The San Francisco Call says "tht
baseball craze in its wide-reachinl
tendencies has taken strong hold il
the National Guard and a miitar,
baseball league has been formed.
There is material in the Honolulu
Rifles to organize baseball team il
each company, and thus prevent thu
season from being blank.
William S, Pierce, Associate Judg,
of the Court Of Common Pleas, diet
at Philadelphia April 4th, of heart dis
ease, aged seventy-two years. Judg'
Pierce was an early and earnest advo
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